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Nov. 13 Vocab Quiz

v.
a) to relinquish or give up voluntarily
b) to refrain from insisting upon or enforcing; dispense with

waive

v. to make void; repeal or annul

rescind

n. the act of giving something up, especially by formal announcement

renunciation

v. to receive an equivalent for; make up for

recoup

v. to make a formal retraction or disavowal of (a statement or previously held belief)

recant

v.
a) to cancel or reverse
b) to recall by contrary order
n.
an order or command reversing another

countermand

n. a purifying or figurative cleansing or release of tension

catharsis

v.
a) to pronounce clear of blame or guilt
b) to relieve from obligation
c) to pardon (a sin)

absolve

v. to deny to oneself; renounce

abnegate

v. to relinquish formally
to relinquish high office or responsibility

abdicate

v.
a) to defeat in a battle, conflict, or competition
b) to overcome or subdue, as an emotion; suppress

vanquish

adj. bidding farewell
n. a farewell address

valedictory

v.
a) to be greater in strength or influence; triumph
b) to be most common or frequent; be predominant

prevail

adj.
a) of inestimable use or help; indispensable
b) having great value; priceless

invaluable

adj.
a) being without foundation or force in fact, truth, or law; not in effect; worthless
b) falsely based or reasoned; faulty; unjustified
n.
a chronically ill or disabled person

invalid

v.
a) to show or exhibit, as an emotion
b) to demonstrate clearly or convincingly; make evident

evince

n.
a) the act of judging the value or worth of
b) a judgment or appraisal

evaluation

adj.
a) equal in quantity, force, meaning, or value
b) having similar or identical functions or effects
c) practically equal

equivalent

n. use, benefit, or advantage
v. to be of use or advantage to; help
to be of use, value, or advantage; serve

avail

n.
a) the simultaneous existence of conflicting feelings or thoughts, such as love and hate, about a person, an object, or an idea
b) uncertainty or indecisiveness as to what course to follow; fluctuation

ambivalence

n.
a) a proportional share assigned to a group or a member of a group; allotment
b) a maximum or fixed number or amount

quota

adj.
a) impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
b) extroardinary; marvelous

prodigious

n. a small amount or quantity

modicum

adj. immeasurably or incalculably tiny

infinitesimal

v.
a) to make smaller or less or cause to appear smaller or less
b) to detract from the authority, rank, or prestige of
c) in music, to reduce (an interval) by a half tone
d) to become smaller or less

diminish

adj.
a) of the same size, extent, or duration
b) corresponding in size or degree; proportionate

commensurate

n.
a) briefness of duration
b) concise expression; terseness

brevity

v.
a) to make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity; increase
b) in music, to increase (an interval) by half tone

augment

n.
a) greatness of size; magnitude
b) fullness
c) breadth or range, as of intelligence

amplitude

v.
a) to be great in number or amount
b) to be fully supplied or filled; teem

abound

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